AL DI MEOLA: LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN
COLUMBIA RECORDS, PC 34074(LP)
(P)(C)1976 CBS INC., USA
RELEASED: 1976, USA
RE-ISSUED: COLUMBIA RECORDS, CK 34074(CD)
RELEASED: USA
| AL DI MEOLA |
| FUSION / GUITAR 1976 |
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AL DI MEOLA: LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN COLUMBIA RECORDS, PC 34074(LP) (P)(C)1976 CBS INC., USA RELEASED: 1976, USA RE-ISSUED: COLUMBIA RECORDS, CK 34074(CD) RELEASED: USA |
| CREDITS (productions) : |
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Produced and arranged by Al DiMeola for Noonzio Productions, Inc. in coordination with Forever Unlimited Productions |
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Recorded at Electric Lady Recording Studios in New York Recording and Remix Engineer: Dave Palmer; Assistant Engineer: Frank D'Augusta |
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"Pictures of the Sea" recorded at Different Fur Trading Co. in San Francisco, Dane Butcher, engineer |
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Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Sterling Sound, New York |
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Cover Design: Paula Scher;
Photography: Jerry Abromowitz Back Cover Photo: Darryl Pitt |
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Chick Corea appears courtesy of Polydor Incorporated. Lenny White appears courtesy of Nemperor Records Alphonse Mouzon appears courtesy of Blue Note Records Barry Miles appears courtesy of London Records, Inc. Jaco Pastorius appears courtesy of Epic Records Stanley Clarke appears courtesy of Nemperor Records |
| CREDITS (musicians) : |
| guitars | : | Al DiMeola |
| piano, keyboards | : | Barry Miles, Chick Corea |
| bass guitar | : | Anthony Jackson, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius |
| drums | : | Steve Gadd, Lenny White, Alphonse Mouzon |
| percussion | : | Mingo Lewis |
| vocals | : | Patty Buyukas |
| TRACKS (total time 35:18) : |
| 1. | The Wizard (6:48) [Mingo Lewis] | ||
| 2. | Land of the Midnight Sun (dedicated to Chick Corea) (9:13) [Al DiMeola] | ||
| 3. | Sarabande from Violin Sonata in B Minor (1:20) [J.S.Bach] | ||
| 4. | Love Theme from "Picture of the Sea" (2:26) [Al DiMeola] | ||
| 5. |
Suite: Golden Dawn (9:49) [Al DiMeola] - Morning Fire / Calmer of the Tempests / From Ocean to the Clouds
6. |
Short Tales of the Black Forest (5:40) [Chick Corea]
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| TRACK CREDITS : |
| The Wizard | ||
| Al DiMeola | : | 6 and 12 string guitar |
| Anthony Jackson | : | bass guitar |
| Steve Gadd | : | drums |
| Mingo Lewis | : | percussion, keyboards |
| Land of the Midnight Sun | ||
| Al DiMeola | : | electric guitar |
| Barry Miles | : | electric piano, mini-moog |
| Anthony Jackson | : | bass guitar |
| Lenny White | : | drums |
| Mingo Lewis | : | percussion |
| Sarabande from Violin Sonata in B Minor | ||
| Al DiMeola | : | acoustic guitar |
| Love Theme from "Picture of the Sea" | ||
| Al DiMeola | : |
electric guitar, acoustic 6 and 12 string guitar, vocals, synthesixers, chimes |
| Stanley Clarke | : | bass guitar, vocals |
| Mingo Lewis | : | percussion |
| Patty Buyukas | : | vocals |
| Suite: Golden Dawn | ||
| Al DiMeola | : | electric guitar |
| Barry Miles | : | electric piano, mini-moog |
| Jaco Pastorius | : | bass guitar |
| Alphonse Mouzon | : | drums |
| Mingo Lewis | : | percussion |
| Short Tales of the Black Forest | ||
| Al DiMeola | : | 6 string acoustic guitar, gong |
| Chick Corea | : | acoustic piano, marimba |